Suits (2011–…): Season 5, Episode 2 - Compensation - full transcript

(HARVEY READING)

I'm leaving you, Harvey.

You can't just quit.
I'm not quitting.

I'm going to work
for Louis.

Your sleepless nights
aren't going to stop

until you accept the fact that
your secretary isn't coming back.

And I told you they'll
stop when she does.

This is my
formal notice.

But I have no intention
of leaving you high and dry,

so let's talk about finding you
someone in the next two weeks.

You know what's best for me?
Ripping the Band-Aid off.



Harvey. So, why don't you
clean out your desk,

walk yourself over to Louis?

Hey, Harvey, if there are any
hard feelings with Donna...

No, Louis,
no hard feelings.

Okay. I just wanted
to say if there were...

I said there's
no hard feelings.

Jack Soloff has been going
around the firm saying

you're never going
to save that company.

Since when do you care so much
about what Jack Soloff says?

Since he's a senior
partner with ambition.

I called your father today.

Rachel Elizabeth Zane,
will you marry me?

Yes.

(LAUGHS)



(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

How come I never get to
pick the places we eat?

Because I don't want
chicken nuggets for dinner

and you could take a break
from them yourself.

I don't see a little healthy heart
next to this duck liver mousse.

Very funny.
I got Mike to try to it.

Oh, I can't help it
if the man is whipped.

(LAUGHS)

Speaking of which, let me see that
ring your mother keeps talking about.

Ooh!

Okay, I guess he knows
what he's doing.

Well, he's marrying me,
so obviously.

(LAUGHS) While we're
on the topic...

This is a prenup.

Yeah, I had Tom
draw it up. It's...

Just your standard
boilerplate.

I don't want to start my marriage
planning how it's going to end.

Rachel, that is not what a
prenup is for and you know that.

It's to isolate assets in
order to protect yourself.

I don't have
assets to protect.

Yes, you do.

(SCOFFS) Right.

You're talking
about your money.

I haven't taken a dime from you since
the clay I graduated from college.

Yeah, maybe not.

But one day, you're going
to get everything I have.

Rachel, marriages end all the time.
Dad, I...

And I just want to make sure
that you're taken care of

if something goes wrong
between you and Mike.

If something goes wrong between me
and Mike, I will be taken care of,

because Mike wouldn't...
You don't know that.

You don't know Mike.
You're right, I don't.

Which is why
I had that drawn up.

And the least you could do is
take it home and look it over.

(WHISPERS) Fine.

Now, can we enjoy the rest
of our dinner together?

We can try.

Big Mike.
(MIKE LAUGHS)

It's been too long.
Too long.

I guess we're just too busy being kick-ass
associates at kick-ass law firms.

I don't know about you,
but some days I kick ass.

And some days...
BOTH: You get your ass kicked.

Whoo! (COUGHS)

Okay, Mike.
So, what is this big news?

You the fastest person ever
to make it to junior partner?

Better. I got engaged.

No shit.
Yes shit.

Well, what country
is she from?

What are you
talking about?

Well, I'm assuming
she's a mail-order bride.

(CHUCKLES) Okay.

It's Rachel Zane.

Damn.
Mmm-hmm.

Congratulations, bro.

Seriously, you hit the jackpot
with that one. Thank you, Jimmy.

Uh, the... Wait a... Wait a second.
Does Harold know?

No, that's why I brought
you guys down here.

Okay. You do know he has a
huge crush on her, right?

How huge?

Mike, come on. We're talking about Harold.
What do you think?

Oh, shit.
Hey, bros. What's the haps?

Hey!
Bro.

I'll tell you
the haps, Harold.

Do you remember
Rachel Zane?

Uh, yeah, of course.

I still check her Facebook
page, like, 10 times a day.

(CHUCKLES)

Why? Did something
bad happen to her?

Well, if... If I was her,
I would think it was bad.

In fact, I'd think
it really sucked.

Rachel and I
got engaged.

Oh, that's amazing.

I am so happy
for you, man. Wow.

Really? 'Cause you
sure don't look happy.

Hey, Jimmy, why don't you go get
Harold a drink? Why don't I don't?

HAROLD: Wait a second, Mike.

Do you remember that time when I
walked in on you and Donna Paulsen

in the file room
and she was on her knees?

Let's be honest, we all know
what was going on there.

Does Rachel know
about that?

Not only does she know,

she's totally
fine with it.

Oh, my God.

You are the luckiest man
in the entire freaking world.

I know. I know.

Pissing me off.

I need my waitress. I need a Mai Tai.
Yeah, go get it.

Mai Tai. He needs
some sex from a woman.

(BOTH LAUGH)

I don't suppose one of
those would be for me.

I don't think you'd
want it if it was.

Louis likes six sugars.

Of course he does.

I hear you're interviewing
replacements this morning.

l am.

Jack Soloff.

What brings you to my neck
of the woods? You do.

Oh, does this have anything
to do with Jessica not being

at the partners' meeting tomorrow?
It sure does.

Well, then I'm
way ahead of you.

She doesn't get it. We need
ventilation in the men's bathroom.

I was in there after Neil
Sweetzer this morning,

and my eyes, they nearly
melted off my face.

That is a problem.

Not why I'm here.

I'd like to alter the firm's
compensation formula.

Okay, Jack, look.
I know that you're the new

head of the compensation committee,
but I don't think that's a good idea.

Salaries should be weighted more towards
billables than contingent compensation.

What do you think
about that?

I think that affects Harvey's
salary more than anyone else's.

Would it?

Hadn't realized.
Bullshit.

You're using your position
to take on Harvey.

You don't make a name for
yourself taking on nobody.

Would you rather
it be you?

Are you threatening me?

(LAUGHS)
Why would I do that?

Louis, you're a name partner who
got there by being a grinder.

It's only fair that the
grinders at this firm

got a bigger piece
of the pie.

On top of that, Jessica's not going
to be at the meeting tomorrow.

Timing couldn't be better.

You know what?
Bring it up.

Thank you, Louis.

What was that?

LOUIS: What was what?
That.

That was Jack Soloff wanting
to run his proposal by me.

Yeah, a bullshit proposal
designed to cut Harvey's salary.

You're picking a fight
with him.

No, I'm not. I'm letting
him bring up his proposal

at the meeting
so I can smack it down.

Why would you do that?

Because I saw the look on Harvey's face.
He's jealous of us.

And I want the chance
to back him publicly.

Louis, Harvey might
be upset about us,

but encouraging people to go after
him just so you can have his back

is a huge mistake.

You were at Millstein Swain
for seven years.

When Ellen Swain retired, I
decided it was time to move on.

Why not go to another
partner in the firm?

Because I didn't think any of the
other partners were good enough.

I appreciate the honesty.

And I appreciate being the
first person you called in.

And if you're as good at reading people
as they say, I'll also be the last.

Is that a fact?
Call anyone you want.

I'm the Deion Sanders
of legal secretaries.

Deion Sanders.
I'm quick on my feet.

I know how to intercept
a problem.

Yeah, but Deion Sanders?

If you prefer another era,
Dick Butkus.

Either way,
no one gets by me.

You don't look
like Dick Butkus.

No, I don't.

Well, thanks, Abigail.
I'll be in touch.

You.

How long have you been
a legal secretary?

24 years this spring.

You good at what you do?
I'm great at what I do.

Then you start tomorrow.

See the money, wanna stay
for your meal

Get another piece of pie
for your wife

Everybody wanna know
how it feel

Everybody wanna see
what it's like

I'll even eat a bean pie
I don't mind

Me and missy is so early

Busy, busy making money

Au right!

All step back
I'm 'bout to dance

The greenback boogie

Well? What do you think?

Size 12?

You know it. Then I
think they're awesome.

But you didn't come all the way
down here to give me your new shoe.

And I'm telling you
for the hundredth time,

Michael is not leaving Nike.

And for the first time,
I'm not here about Michael.

Adidas just made me an
offer for $100 million.

Adidas can go to hell. That's a
third of what your company's worth.

Harvey,
I want to take it.

What? I'm not
letting you do that.

I'm not asking for your permission.
And I don't give a shit.

I'm not letting you sell your
company for pennies on the dollar.

Where the hell is
this coming from?

It's coming from the fact that
life is short, I'm burned out,

and I'm ready to move on.

Life is short? That's your reason
for not thinking this through?

I don't want to
think it through.

I might change my mind
and not do it at all.

Okay, Teddy.
You want to sell, sell.

But we built this company
from the ground up.

Give me a week to
get you a better offer.

I'll give you the same thing
they're giving me. 48 hours.

Then I'll take it.

By the way,
where's Donna?

She moved on.

You see? That's what I'm talking about.
Life is short.

Donna moved on to
something better.

She didn't move on
to something better.

What do you mean?

She's working for Louis.
Litt?

What the hell happened?
Nothing happened.

It was time
for a change.

Ah.

If she's working for that
asshole, something happened.

Teddy, you say you know
when it's time to move on.

It's time to move on
from this topic right now.

Okay, Harvey.

All I'm saying is, Mrs. Keebler
out there ain't no Donna.

Twice in two days? People are
going to get the wrong idea.

Well, they can think what
they're going to think,

but it's not
going to stop me

from giving my boy
an engagement gift.

You're giving me a case?

It's not just any case.

This is right up your alley.
Do-gooder Lane.

All right.

Listen, Mike. These people got
the shaft for one reason.

They're poor and no one
gives a shit about them.

They need a hero
and you're that guy.

And why aren't
you that guy?

Oh, lam that guy.

But you're the one getting
married to Rachel Zane.

The same Rachel Zane
that I almost got fired

and then you gave me
a second chance.

So this is your way
of making it up to me?

Listen, Mike. Talk to the plaintiffs,
listen to their stories,

and I promise you it will break
your little bleeding heart.

Thank you, Jimmy.
Thank you back.

What if I can't get
Jessica to sign off?

Then I'll just take the case back and
get you a decanter or some shit.

LOUIS: So, it's unanimous. From now on, all
first-years required to bill 2,800 hours

and bring
their own lunches.

Congratulations, Louis,

and another generation of
associates smacked into submission.

Now, if you'll excuse me,

I think I'm done with this meeting.
Harvey, please.

We still have new business.
Speaking of which,

I'd like to propose a change to
the current compensation formula.

Excuse me?

Well, since taking
over the committee,

I've been evaluating
pay structures.

And I think it's high
time that this firm

put a larger emphasis
on billable hours.

Why don't you stick
to the 48th floor, Jack?

I take it you have a
problem with my proposal.

You're damn right I do. I just took
on the sale of a man's company

and my entire fee
is contingent-based.

Because you operate
as your own entity

while the rest of us are members
of a team known as this firm.

No, because I bring in a truckload
of money for this firm.

Well, like I said, special
rules for Harvey Specter.

You know what, Jack?
That's enough.

The current system
works fine.

And I don't appreciate you speaking to
Harvey in such a disrespectful manner.

Are you shitting me?

Harvey, I'm sorry. I had no idea...
Save the sorries, Louis.

This meeting's over.

Harvey, listen.
I'm on your side.

Yeah, I don't need you on my side.
Okay? I have shit to do.

Wait. I haven't even brought up my
proposal yet for the men's bathroom.

You want to finish being King for a Day?
Be my guest.

Enjoy your coffee and your
50 sugars and go for it.

But like I said,
I have shit to do.

Stanley was a good man.

Never missed a day of work.
Provided for his family.

He didn't deserve
what happened to him.

And what did happen?

Like I told
the other lawyer,

he went to the hospital
with chest pains.

They said it was nothing.

He kept complaining.
Stanley never complained.

Two days later,
they released him.

Stanley went to sleep
in our bed that night.

And he never woke up.

(swans) No, he didn't.

Are you sure the hospital
released him

because the insurance
company cut his stay?

He was sick, Mr. Ross,
and they just sent him home.

There are over
200 other people

who had the exact same
thing happen to them.

Do you think
that's a coincidence?

No, I don't.

Which is why I'm considering
reopening this case.

So, what's stopping you?

Well, for one thing, I want to know
why your other lawyer dropped out.

Because they worked
that man to the bone.

He almost lost
his entire practice.

But I was told that you're
with a big, powerful firm.

l am.

But I don't know if I'm going to be
able to get them to sign off on this.

So, what are we
supposed to do?

You're supposed
to sit tight.

What the hell
was that?

What are you
talking about?

You know exactly
what I'm talking about.

You stormed out of the meeting that
we were supposed to run together.

I didn't storm out,
I walked out.

Because you were doing a
shitty job running it.

What are you talking about?
I had your back.

After you let that clown
come after my salary.

I didn't let him
do anything.

I defended you and then
you smacked me down.

After which I had to postpone a presentation
that I was very passionate about.

It's a bathroom, Louis.
It smells sometimes.

So, why don't you just go in
there, do what people do in there,

and get out of my face?

You know what?
Donna was right.

I should have never tried to
make things right with you.

Make things right with me?
Yeah, Harvey.

I let Jack do that so that I
could put him in his place

and show you that
I have your back.

But you can't see it because you're
too damn jealous of me and Donna.

What did you just say to me?
You're jealous.

You know what, Louis?

If I was so upset
about the two of you,

why am I still
paying her salary?

Bullshit, the firm
pays her salary.

Not all of it.

You see, when I brought her
over here from the DA's office,

Jessica wouldn't hire her because I was
an associate. So, I paid her salary.

And then I made partner, and I didn't
think it was enough, so I paid her more.

And again and again
and again.

So, I've had enough of you
telling me I'm jealous.

Yeah, well, Donna doesn't
work for you anymore.

She works for me. And the
only person who's going to be

taking care of her salary?
This guy. You got that?

Fine by me.
But before you say that,

you better know what you're
getting yourself into.

Oh, yeah, I know what
I'm getting myself into.

Because you can't put a price
tag on a woman like that.

I need to talk to you.

Let me guess. You got into a
pissing contest with Harvey.

He told you he's been
covering Donna's salary.

You, out of pride, said that
you were going to take it on,

and now you're here to find out
how much you're on the hook for?

Nothing like that.
Oh, good. Then what is it?

Everything you just said.
Louis...

Jessica, please. I just
want to see the number.

Okay, Louis. You want to see the number?
Here's the number.

Thank you...
Holy goddamn shit.

Are you sure you didn't accidentally
add a zero? Yes, I'm sure.

Is there any way
the firm can...

The firm is not going
to pick this up.

Harvey knew that, and he chose
to pay her more anyway.

What the hell am
I supposed to do?

Well, it seems to me
you have two options.

You can tell Donna
that Harvey's been

augmenting her salary and you
don't want to do it anymore.

Negatory. Or you can
pay it yourself.

Not happening.
There is a third option.

I can send her
back to Harvey.

How dare you.

What do you mean
I'm not liquid?

Who told you to
only save 10% cash?

Well, I don't care
what I said.

Does my podiatrist listen to me
when I tell him I have hammertoe?

Is everything okay, Louis?
Everything's wonderful.

Okay.
Actually,

it occurred me that we have not
discussed a very important subject.

What is it?

Donna, money is a very

sensitive issue.
Mmm-hmm.

And I think you should
be fairly compensated.

I mean, I know
how hard it was for you

to leave Harvey for me,
and I am forever grateful.

It's just that I...
Louis, shh.

I don't need
a huge raise.

The standard 2%
is more than enough.

2%?
Yes.

You have a huge heart,

(WHISPERS) but I already make more than
every other secretary at the firm.

2% it is.

Thanks, Louis.
Don't mention it.

Hey, do you have a second? I need
your legal advice about something.

Yeah, of course.
What is it?

My fiancée left this
prenup in the kitchen.

I'm just wondering if you
think I should sign it.

Mike, it's not
what it looks like.

It looks like your father had a prenup
prepared for you to make me sign.

Then it's exactly
what it looks like.

And I'm guessing you don't
want me to sign it.

No, l don't. Because he's been trying
to control me my entire life

and I'm not going to
let him do that with this.

Has it occurred to you

that maybe your father is only
doing this because he loves you?

I don't really care
why he's doing it.

Great marriages don't start with contracts.
I know that.

Then why are you
grilling me?

Because there's a reason that
you didn't tell me about this

and I need to know
what it is.

My dad said he doesn't know the
man that I'm choosing to marry.

And I just...

I didn't want
to tell you that.

Well, I found out anyway.

(SOFTLY) Yeah.

Rachel, in the future,

I want you to feel comfortable telling
me this stuff in the first place.

(WHISPERS) I will.

Mr. Specter, I wanted to...
You're still here?

I don't leave
until you leave.

Well, in that case, what time
is my meeting with Adidas?

11:15. I moved your 11:00 to
3:00 and your 3:00 to 5:00.

Did you line up... Buyers? I did.
But not for another week.

Nike and Puma are overseas

and you said Reebok didn't matter
if the other two can't be there.

God damn it.

There's one more thing. What
difference does it make?

I can't delay the sale

if I don't Know why my client is
dumping his company on a whim.

That's the one more thing.

Mr. Doyle's best friend died a month ago.
Pancreatic cancer.

He was 46.

How did you know that?
Something he said to you

just before he started talking
shit about me stuck in my head.

And what exactly was that?

When people say life is short
two times in 30 seconds,

it's usually right
after somebody died.

I takeit you were listening
to our conversation.

That's what
good secretaries do.

Sorry about the Keebler thing.
You didn't say it.

Besides, it doesn't
take Albert Einstein

to figure out why you hired
somebody that looks like me

to replace someone
that looks like her.

Listen, Gretchen, I. .. You don't
have to worry about that with me.

I prefer my men manly.

Am I not manly?

Well, if you have to ask...

Mike, how are you doing?

Robert.

What can I do for you?

I heard you wanted me
to sign a prenup.

(CHUCKLES) I did.

I hope you didn't
take it personally.

Of course not.
I'm happy to sign it.

But Rachel did say that you don't
know what kind of guy I am.

So, I thought I'd come
here to show you that this

is the kind of guy I am.

You're going after
Kelton Insurance?

No, it's not about
who I'm going after,

it's about who
I'm representing.

I'm putting my ass
on the line

for 200 people who have no one
to fight for them other than me.

So, if you're worried that I'd go after
Rachel's money if something went wrong...

You're not
that type of guy.

No, I'm not.
I respect that.

Thank you, sir.

But let me
tell you something.

I used to be
one of those people.

And I scratched and clawed
my way to where I am today.

Which is why I know
when you come from nothing

and you make yourself
into something,

you're always waiting for the day
they're going to come and take it away.

And I'm telling you that I come from
nothing and I would never do that.

I'm not saying you're
going to take it.

I'm saying you might do something
that makes someone else take it.

What do you mean?

You're learning at the feet of
Harvey Specter and Jessica Pearson.

And they know
something I know.

You're going
to be a great lawyer.

You're going
to crack some eggs.

And you never know when someone's going
to come at you to take what's yours

for something you did.

Robert, I would never...
Just let me finish.

I'm telling you this because
you're going to be family.

You might not have crossed
any lines yet, but you will.

And I'm just trying
to protect my baby girl.

Jessica,
you wanted to see me?

Actually, Louis wants
to see both of us.

HARVEY: Then let's get it over with.
Okay.

I would like to propose

a revamping of the pay structure
under the following guidelines.

We increase the percentage of
billables that partners get.

We decrease the percentage of contingent
fees by an offsetting amount.

What? That's what Jack
Soloff said yesterday.

No, this is different. I've capped the
amount it affects any one partner.

You've got to be shitting me.
Now, I know

you're wondering
why I'm proposing this.

It's crystal clear
why you're proposing it.

You get the exact amount
to cover Donna's salary

and you take it
out of my paycheck.

Louis. LOUIS: This has
nothing to do with that.

Jack had a great idea, it
just needed some fine-tuning.

Fine-tuning?
You're the one that said

you only let him bring it up so
that you could smack it down.

Is that true?
Yes, maybe,

but I had some time
to think about it.

Jack put something on the table and
it's our duty to follow through on it.

Oh, bullshit. You're only
following through on it

because you're a cheap
son of a bitch.

Harvey. I don't want
to hear it, Jessica.

Yesterday, he accused
me of being jealous.

Today, he's coming
after my money.

No, I'm not... Shut up. We both
know Donna going to work for you

has nothing to do with you.
You got lucky.

Lucky? Like a monkey
who won the lottery.

So, the least you can
do is be a man,

pay her yourself, or suck it
up and tell her the truth.

JESSICA: That's enough.
We're not doing this.

lam a name partner.
JESSICA: Louis.

No, he has no right to...

I will slap the taste
out of your mouth.

Thanks, Jessica. I appreciate
you being on the same page.

Oh, we're not on the same page.
What are you talking about?

I wanted the two of you to
run that meeting yesterday

to see if you were okay with each other.
But you're not.

He may be cheap,
but he's right.

You are taking your
Donna anger out on him

and it needs to stop.
I don't have Donna anger.

Oh, like hell you don't.

And if you don't
admit that to yourself,

I'll slap the taste
out of your mouth, too.

What are you working
on there, Mike?

Um. Nothing.
Just some clean-up.

What can I do
for you, Jessica?

You can tell me
why you reopened a case

against a major
insurance company

we were never a part of
to start with.

Um... I reopened it because I
looked at it and it's a winner.

Well, I also looked at it,
and I say it's a loser.

Jessica... You took a
case on contingency

where every plaintiff
is dirt poor.

Which means even if we win,
compensation for lost wages is nothing.

You're leaving out
punitive damages.

And Harvey takes cases
on contingency all the time.

Yeah, he takes them
to make money,

not to save
kittens in trees.

And I just told you,
this is going to make money.

And that's what you said
about Liberty Rail.

And instead of making money, it
almost ended with Donna behind bars.

No one is going
to jail for this.

No, they're not. Because it's
going to cost a fortune to fund

and I'm not laying out that
kind of money on a long shot.

Jessica, look,
I promised myself...

I don't you care
who you promised.

You took this case
without running it by me

and you did it because
you knew I'd say no.

Jessica... So that's enough.
Dump it.

Or I will.

I need to talk to you.

Really? Because the last
time you talked to me,

you told me to open my mouth
and you slammed it shut.

Because you wanted to go after Harvey.
But now, I'm on board.

Why should I believe you?
Answer me this.

How many partners do you
have in your pocket

if we put your
proposal to a vote?

I can get 45%.

Well, then, the reason
you can believe me

is that I'm going to
get you the difference.

How are you going to do that
if you don't have the courage

to back my plan
at your own meeting?

By showing everyone at this
firm exactly what Harvey makes.

(LAUGHS) Now I know
you're bullshitting me.

You'd be fired
if you did that.

Not if I do it
by accident.

Can you believe that sneaker brings
in over $1 billion from China alone?

With earnings like that, makes me wonder
why you're trying to rip off my client.

Buying a man's company for a fair
price is hardly ripping him off.

But it's not a fair price.

You gave my client 48
hours to take your offer.

I'm going to give you
five minutes to take mine.

Double your money
or I walk out the door.

That's ridiculous. What's
ridiculous is you preying on a man

who just lost
his lifelong friend.

I'm a businessman,
not a grief counselor.

Then let me counsel
you on this.

Because he's grieving,
I have the ability

to go to the board
and delay this sale.

But you're not going to,

because you know it will drive
down the price even more

when he eventually
wants to sell anyway.

You're right, it will. But
I'll tell you what, Mr. Polk.

It will still be worth
more than your offer.

And after my client's grief passes,
he may still want to sell.

But it sure as hell
won't be to you.

I gotta call you back.

How the hell did
you get in here?

I fired your assistant
10 minutes after I fired you.

Guess Amy still knows how
to get a person through.

Congratulations. You made your way
in, you can make your way out.

Not before I give you the
chance to make $20 million.

Mmm-hmm. What makes you think
I want to get in the business

of underwriting
class-action lawsuits?

Because you're in the business of
making money. And before you say no,

I'm going to give you
20% off the top.

That's the best deal
out there.

Well, that's not
good enough.

25%.

Are you authorized
to do that?

No, you're not.

Knowing you, you probably don't
even have the authorization

to come to me
in the first place.

I came to you because this is
our chance to make it right.

Bullshit. You need money.

That's the only reason you're
standing here in front of me.

Jonathan, I could
have gone anywhere.

I came to you for the same
reason I went to Walter Gillis.

To make it right. Pick up
the phone and ask him.

I'm not Walter Gillis.

Tell Amy I said thank you for
getting you past security.

'Cause now, I'm going to call
every investment banker I know

and tell them
to pass on your offer,

because Mike Ross
can't be trusted.

What the hell is this?

I have no idea what
you're talking about.

Yes, you do. This is Harvey's
last three income statements

and I found them sitting
in the copy machine.

Donna, I need you to put that back where you
found it, I need you to put it back now.

I won't do it. That was not a request.
That was an order.

I don't care. I'm not going
to let you do this. See?

I knew that you would jump at
the first opportunity you had

to take his side
over mine.

This isn't me
taking Harvey's side.

This is me stopping you
from making a huge mistake.

And if he did the same thing,
you wouldn't be stopping him.

Harvey would never
do anything like this.

And if he did,
I sure as hell would.

Oh, bullshit.
No, Louis. It's not bullshit.

You have no idea how many times I kept
him from going overboard with you.

It was half my goddamn job.

Well, you know what? You
didn't stop him every time.

And you're not stopping me this time.
Now, give me that thing.

Okay, fine. You don't want to put it back?
I'll do it myself.

Louis...
No, Donna, you know what?

You came to work for me.

You knew who I was
when you did.

So now it's time for you to decide.
Are you with me or not?

While I'm not opposed to
unexpected gifts on my desk,

I do prefer if they're
made of chocolate.

Got it. Next time I leave
you a signed prenup,

it will be made
of chocolate.

Why did you sign it?

I went to see your dad.
You did what?

I wanted to show him what Kind of
man his daughter was marrying.

Because I wanted
him to trust me.

Mike, he doesn't
trust anybody,

which is exactly why I'm not
interested in his marital advice.

But like you said, I would
appreciate it if, in the future,

you tell me if you're going
to do something like that.

You're right. I should have told
you before I went over there.

But for the record, instead
of getting him to trust me,

I ended up trusting him.

Mike.
Rachel, listen to me.

I know you think that he's
doing this to control you,

but he thinks he's doing
it to protect you.

And the truth is

that I never had a father who could
do something like that for me.

So, I think that you should try
and see where he's coming from.

What's that?

It's your new offer.

It's twice the money.

It's what I do.

And that's why
I pay you so much.

I didn't do it
for the money, Teddy.

I did it because you were
getting ripped off.

And I'm not going to let that happen to
you no matter what the circumstances.

You found out.

Yeah, why didn't you
tell me what happened?

Because I didn't want
you to try and stop me.

You still could
have come to me.

And tell you what?

That my best friend from when we
were seven died out of the blue?

I hadn't spoken
to him in 20 years

because we got into a fight over some
woman whose name I can't even remember?

And now I don't give a shit
about the sneaker business?

Well, I would
have understood.

Would you have?

Look, Harvey.

I appreciate
what you did for me.

And if I'm ever back in business,
you'll always be my lawyer.

I'll always be
your friend.

HARVEY: Louis, do you have a second?
Oh, I don't know.

What animal are you going to call me now?
An iguana?

I'm not going to
call you anything.

I'm here because I want to
put everything behind us.

Well, aren't I lucky.

Louis, please.

You were right.

I was a dick
in that meeting,

and again
in the bathroom,

and again with Jessica.

I said some things that
I wish I could take back.

But we've been friends with each
other for a long time, and, uh...

I don't want
to throw that away.

You really mean that?

I do.

(CHUCKLES) Come here.

Harvey. This is amazing.

I never thought
you would come to me.

Oh, shit.

"Oh, Shit," what? I forgot I have
to put a bid on an item on eBay.

What?
A Mongolian...

Preying mantis. Piano. Ballet.
Good talk, I have to go.

What is that? You shouldn't
be reading that.

That's privileged information.
Where the hell did you...

(INAUDIBLE)

Oh, shit.

What's that for?

It's a retainer.

lam looking for
some legal advice.

I don't think
you can afford me.

(LAUGHS)

It won't take long. I just wanted
you to take a look at this.

You got Mike to sign this?

My dad did.

Then why are you
coming to me?

Because you once told me that you
have a father just like mine.

Ah, let me guess. You think
Robert is trying to control you.

He did manage to
construct a situation

where the two most
important men in my life

are making decisions
about me without me.

You know what I think?

I think this has
nothing to do with your dad

and you know it.

Mike.
Yes.

Mike.

That's the real reason
why you're coming to me,

even though you told
yourself it wasn't.

It could protect me.
It could.

It could also do
something else.

Undermine
my relationship.

Believe me, I learned
that one the hard way.

Which means
you need to ask yourself,

how much do you
really love Mike?

I love him all the way.

Then don't sign it.

On the house.

And Rachel,
as far as your father goes,

he and I don't
always see eye-to-eye,

but I do respect that man.

And if he is anything like my
father, for all of his faults,

he would take a bullet before he'd let
anything happen to his little girl.

(WHISPERS) Thank you.

(MUSIC PLAYING)

Uh, okay.

Harold and I ponied up last time
because it was a special occasion.

But tonight, drinks
are on you, my friend.

That's fair. As much as
I appreciate it, Jimmy,

I've got to
return the gift.

What? Yeah. I can't
take the case.

No,no,no. What do you mean,
you can't take the case?

Jessica won't lay out the
money for the man hours.

Okay, then get somebody
else to lay out the money.

Mike, investment banks are taking
stakes in shit like this now.

You of all people
should know that.

You think I didn't try that?
It didn't work.

God damn it, Mike.

You always said you gave
a shit about people.

And you said that
I could return this case.

I don't care what I said.

Jimmy, what the hell
is going on here?

Okay, one of the victims
was my uncle Keith.

But I didn't tell you about him
because my cousin came to me

and asked me
to make it right,

and I promised her
that I would.

It's just I don't have the
juice at my firm and I was...

I was too ashamed
to tell you.

Jimmy.
No, Mike, listen.

Look, I'm sorry I didn't
tell you straight up.

But please, these people
need your help.

What can I do
for you, Jack?

You can explain to me how the hell
you justify making this much money.

Where did you get this?

It was left
in the copy machine.

By who?
I don't know.

But now I do know why you pissed
all over my idea at the meeting.

This is confidential.
It was confidential.

Now every senior partner's seen
it, and people are furious.

Learn every penny I make.

We'll see about that.

What are you
talking about?

I just called for a vote
tomorrow on my proposal.

And I hope you've
been saving your money,

because your gravy train
is about to leave the station.

So, this was why
you said, "Oh, shit."

What's that?

Oh, you know what it is.

Because you're the one who
left it in the goddamn copier.

Oh, my God, Harvey.
I was making copies

of everyone's salaries for
my records and I must've...

Bullshit, Louis. You did
this to come after me.

And after I apologized,
you ran and tried to stop it.

Harvey, please.
What's done is done.

And like you said before, we're friends.
We can move past this.

And we can fight
the vote together.

There's no way I win the
vote after people see this.

You want to get past it?
Admit what you did.

That's automatic
termination.

Then we'll fight
that together.

Harvey, I can't.
Louis!

Jessica tried
to fire me once.

I can't give her the
chance to do that again.

Well, you know what?
It's going to happen again

because I know
what you did.

All right, you know what?
That's enough.

And you come at me
flinging accusations,

well, you better
have proof.

You have proof, Harvey?

Yeah, I didn't think so.

(KNOCKING)

Harvey, you don't get to come to me
at all hours of the night anymore.

I'm here because
your new boss...

I know why you're here.
Then you know what he did.

And I need you to admit it so I
can block their bullshit vote.

And get Louis fired.

He wouldn't be
in this mess

if you'd have just stopped him from
doing this in the first place.

Harvey, if I knew Louis was going
to do something like this,

and I'm not saying I did,

then I would have told
him to his face not to.

But if he went ahead
and did it anyway,

then I'm not going to go
behind his back to fix it.

Because you always said,
once you pick a side,

if you're not loyal to that side,
then who the hell are you?

Then you should have thought of
that before you picked someone

who would do something like
this in the first place.

You want to know
what kind of man Louis is?

This whole thing started
because he wanted

to prove to you
that he had your back

because he thought
you were jealous of us.

No. This whole thing
started because I told him

that I've been paying your salary
since we came to the firm.

And he was too cheap
to pay it himself

and too weak
to tell you the truth.

And if you've kept that
from me for 12 years

and you're only just
telling me now,

then maybe
you are jealous.

Mike, how did you get in?

We give you a key already?
No, Laura let me in.

She said
you'd be back here.

I don't know why. I'm trying
to find something tasty.

(CHUCKLES)

But not one damn thing that's bad
for you in this entire house.

Then I guess it's a good thing I didn't
tell her that I brought you these.

Oh.

Chicken nuggets?
Rachel made them herself.

Deep fried, not baked?

You're welcome.

She sign that prenup?
No.

But she sent those because she
realized the prenup was about love,

not control.

Then I respect
her decision.

What changed her
mind about me?

You really want to know?

Mmm-hmm.
Jessica.

Oh, shit. What did she say?
I've got to know that secret.

I don't know
what she said to Rachel,

but I know
what she said to me.

So, that's why
you're here.

Yeah, those people that I
told you I was fighting for?

(SIGHS) Jessica's not
going to go for it.

I get it.

Too much money to lay out
for too little payoff.

But you said you came from the
same place as these people.

Robert,

they need someone
like you

to fight for them
and I can't do it.

So, I'm asking you to.

You think this
case is a winner?

I do.

Then what do you say
we do it together?

What are you
doing here, Louis?

I notice you didn't come
to the vote this morning.

No, I didn't. I was busy
closing a deal for my client.

Let me guess. You had him
backdate your sale to yesterday,

so it falls under
your old pay structure.

No, Louis, that's
something you would do.

Because unlike you, I don't
actually care about the money.

You expect me
to believe that?

I don't care whether
you believe it or not.

My compensation package was
about recognizing what I do.

Money was just
a consequence.

That's why I didn't mind sharing
it with Donna. Now, get out.

No. You did care
about the money.

Because it was the last thing you
had that separated you from me.

Excuse me?
I got name partner,

I got Donna,
and that drove you nuts.

So, you shit on me
at the meeting

and then you
pretended to apologize.

I did apologize, Louis.

I came to you like a man, and
then when I gave you the chance

to make it up to me, you
choked, like you always do.

Well, how do you
like me now?

Because the only thing
you had left

was that you made more and now you don't.
And I win.

You didn't win anything.

What are you
talking about?

I'm talking about the fact that no matter
what you get, you're always wanting more.

And the problem
with always wanting more

is that the second
you get it,

it can always
be taken away.

You're not reversing
that vote.

I'm not talking
about the vote.

I'm talking about
what you value most.

That's right.

It might not happen
today or tomorrow,

but it's going to happen.

Because I'm going
to make it happen.

One day, you're going to walk into your
office and she's going to be gone.